Description      
The mission of the Gwaii Trust is to enhance environmentally sustainable social and economic benefits to the Haida Gwaii/Queen Charlotte Islands through the use of the fund. The Board accepts funding for the following programs: major contributions program, legacy program, culture as it relates to tourism program, healthy humans program, Haida parity program, arts program, Christmas allocation program, education programs and travel assistance program.

Comments      
As of January 2009, Gwaii Trust has a new program submission schedule. They will be accepting programs on a monthly basis. Please refer to the website for upcoming calls for applications. To find current funding opportunities, click on Programs and Guidelines.

Contact Information      
Errol Winter, Executive Director/Managing Administrator. PO Box 588, 162 Raven Avenue, Masset, BC, VOT 1MO. Toll free: 1-800-663-2388 Tel: 250-626-3654 Fax: 250-626-3261

Website: www.gwaiitrust.com

Email: errol.winter@gwaiitrust.com

Description      
The Nechako-Kitamaat Development Fund (NKDF) Society's funding programs are designed to support sustainable economic activity in northern communities affected by the Kitimat-Kemano project and by the creation of the Nechako Reservoir. The NKDF spends the income from its long-term investments on programs and projects that meet each community’s economic development goals. The grant program supports projects that address one or more of the following key aspects of economic development in the NKDF investment area: infrastructure, planning and research, human development and promotion and brokering.

Comments      
The investment area for the NKDF is normally limited to those areas with evidence of impacts from Alcan’s Nechako Reservoir and Kemano power project. Proposals may be accepted from other areas of Northwestern BC, provided the areas listed below receive economic benefits from the project. They encourage applications from local governments and legally incorporated non-profit organizations serving the following communities and nearby rural areas: District of Vanderhoof, Fort Fraser, Village of Fraser Lake, Stellat'en First Nation Village of Burns Lake, Ootsa Lake, Nadleh Whut’en Band, Saik’uz First Nation, Burns Lake Band, Nee Tahi Buhn Band, Skin Tyee Band, Cheslatta Carrier Nation and Kitamaat Village.

Contact Information      
Attention: Dan Boudreau, Manager, Nechako-Kitamaat Development Fund Society, PO Box 101 Station A, Prince George, BC V2L 4R9, Tel: (250) 964-4066 Toll Free: 1-877-478-FUND (3863) Fax: (250) 964-4068

Website: www.nkdf.org

Email: manager@nkdf.org

Description      
In considering applications for funding, the Board of Directors relies on the recommendations of advisory committees. Each advisory committee is made of volunteers with knowledge and expertise in that particular area: animal welfare, arts and culture, children youth and families, education, environment, health and social development, health and medical research, youth and homelessness, and youth philantropy. In addition to the grants and community initiatives in the nine funding areas listed, the foundation also has special granting programs and partnership granting programs.

Comments      
The first stage is a letter of intent. This consists of a brief proposal to determine basic suitability. The second stage is submission of a full grant application by a specific date. Special Notice: The granting cycle will take place in the fall of 2009. Deadlines and details are being determined, and are expected to be posted around June 2009 for most grant programs. Eligible applicants include registered charities and qualified donees under the Income Tax Act, and First Nations that may be considered a public body performing a function of government. Individuals and businesses are not eligible. Applicants should usually have at least 50% of funding in place when they apply to the Vancouver Foundation.

Contact Information      
Vancouver Foundation, Suite 1200, 555 West Hastings St, Box 12132, Harbour Centre, Vancouver, B.C. V6B 4N6, Tel: 604-688-2204 Fax: 604-688-4170

Website: www.vancouverfoundation.bc.ca/grants/index.htm

Email: info@vancouverfoundation.bc.ca

Description      
The Victoria Foundation has a long and valued history of investment in Greater Victoria and the Southern Gulf Island communities. More recently, the Foundation has partnered in select cases to expand the reach of its programs and resources across Vancouver Island and throughout the province of British Columbia. The Foundation envisions an effective and imaginative grant program that links available resources to charities that work to preserve and improve livability in our communities. The Victoria Foundation considers grants for charitable organizations from the following funds and scolarships: Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Action Fund (Currently not accepting applications), Adoption and Permanency, Youth Education Assistance Fund, and the Irving K. Barber Scholarship Society.

Comments      
Community grants are awarded in five fields of interest: Arts, Culture and Heritage, Community Service, Education, Environment and Health and Recreation. The deadline for submitting an Expression of Interest is August 15, 2009. For other grants programs, see the website for application deadlines.

Contact Information      
Victoria Foundation, Suite #109 - 645 Fort Street, Victoria, BC, V8W 1G2 Tel: 250-381-5532 Fax: 250-480-1129

Website: www.victoriafoundation.bc.ca/web/grantingprograms/intro

Email: info@victoriafoundation.bc.ca

Application Deadline: 2009-08-15

Description      
The Walter and Duncan Gordon Foundation is a charitable organization providing fellowship opportunities for Canadians and students at Canadian Universities in the following areas: Global Citizenship, Fresh Water Resources Protection, and the Canadian North. The foundation’s goal for the Global Citizen program looks to increase opportunities for Canadians to seek innovative and constructive ways to impact the most pressing global challenges. The foundation’s goal for its Fresh Water Resources Protection Program is to support the development of a comprehensive legal, regulatory, and citizen action framework for the purpose of protecting the quality and quantity of fresh water resources for future generations of Canadians. Lastly, the foundation’s goal for their Canadian North Program is to support research and education projects that increase Northern peoples’ ability to participate in and help shape public policy.

Comments      
Special Notice: The Foundation will not be considering new project requests under the Canadian North Program until Autumn of 2009. For the Canadian North Programme, contact James Stauch at james@gordonfn.org, or 416-601-4776, ext. 228. For the Fresh Water Resources Protection Program, contact Tim Morris at tim@gordonfn.org or 416-601-4776, ext. 230. For the Global Citizenship program, contact Natasha Sawh at natasha@gordonfn.org or or 416-601-4776.

Contact Information      
Suite 400, 11 Church Street, Toronto, ON M5E 1W1, Tel: 416-601-4776 Fax: 416-601-1689

Website: www.gordonfn.org

Email: info@gordonfn.org